However, because humans are not actually gods, it would be false knowledge that would give them a false sense of authority over the Earth. Ishmael adds that when humans formed on Earth, the gods were worried again as they knew humans would be tempted to eat of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, and if they did so, they would think they had gained the knowledge of the gods. Eventually, they decide to eat of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil and in doing so gain the knowledge of who should live and who should die and then are able to perform their godly duties wisely. The gods argue whether or not their job is to take action or to abstain from action. He explains that the gods were arguing one day about how to run things on Earth - one god wanted to favor the locusts, while the other gods wanted to favor the grasses and so forth. Ishmael explains that one of the basic stories the Takers tell about themselves and their formation remains mysterious to them because it's actually a story the Leavers told to explain the growth of the Takers. They arrive at the conclusion that the Taker culture took off with the beginning of the Agricultural Revolution and that it has been spreading ever since. Ishmael begins the conversation by reviewing the timeline of human history.
The narrator arrives at Ishmael's office to find him lounging on some cushions rather than semi-hidden behind the plane of glass that usually divides them.
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